Man and Woman Holding Hands
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 4 13/16 in. (19.0 x 12.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Burton Emmett, 1929
Accession Number
29.49.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate engraving *Man and Woman Holding Hands a collaborative masterpiece attributed to the High Renaissance genius Raphael (Raffaellozio) for its original design and the skilled engraver Agostinoiano (Agostino Musi) for its execution, dating to around 1514–36. just 7½ x 4⅞ inches, this intimate print captures a tender moment of a couple clasping hands, their graceful figures rendered with Raphael's signature harmony and idealized beauty. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints department since a 1929 gift from Burton Emmett, it exemplifies the era's fusion of ...